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2017 Cleveland Browns season
2017 Cleveland Browns season: NFL team that finished 0-16, second winless 16-game team after the 2008 Lions; drafted Myles Garrett first overall; Hue Jackson fell to 1-31.
2017 Jacksonville Jaguars season
2017 Jacksonville Jaguars season: 10-6, AFC South champions, first playoff berth since 2007; "Sacksonville" defense led NFL in forced fumbles, passer rating allowed; lost AFC Championship to New England.
2017 New England Patriots season
2017 New England Patriots season: 13-3, 15th AFC East title, top AFC seed; Brady's age-40 MVP year (4,577 yards, 32 TD); lost Super Bowl LII 41-33 to Philadelphia amid the unexplained Malcolm Butler benching.
2017 NFL season
2017 NFL season, the league's 98th, opened September 7, 2017 and ended with the Philadelphia Eagles beating the Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII for their first title; Brady won MVP, Browns went 0-16.
2017 Philadelphia Eagles season
2017 Philadelphia Eagles season: 13-3 NFC East champions under Doug Pederson; Nick Foles replaced injured Carson Wentz and won Super Bowl LII 41-33 over New England, the franchise's first NFL title since 1960.
2017–18 NFL playoffs
2017–18 NFL playoffs: 12-team postseason of the 2017 NFL season. Philadelphia Eagles beat New England Patriots 41–33 in Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis; Nick Foles threw 3 TDs; Patriots made a record seventh straight AFC title game.
2018 Chicago Bears season
2018 Chicago Bears NFL season: 12-4 NFC North champions under first-year coach Matt Nagy, first playoff berth since 2010, led by Khalil Mack and a top-ranked defense, eliminated 16-15 by Philadelphia on Cody Parkey's "Double Doink" miss.
2018 Cleveland Browns season
2018 Cleveland Browns season: NFL team's 70th Cleveland season, 7-8-1, third AFC North, after 0-16 in 2017. Baker Mayfield's rookie debut, Hue Jackson fired, Gregg Williams interim, Freddie Kitchens promoted.
2018 Kansas City Chiefs season
2018 Kansas City Chiefs season: Andy Reid's sixth year, Patrick Mahomes' first as starter after the Alex Smith trade; 12-4, AFC West title, 565 points, NFL MVP Mahomes with 50 touchdown passes, lost AFC Championship 37-31 in overtime to New England.
2018 Los Angeles Rams season
2018 Los Angeles Rams season: NFL team's 83rd season under Sean McVay; went 13-3, won NFC West, beat Saints 26-23 OT on Zuerlein's 57-yard kick, lost Super Bowl LIII 13-3 to Patriots, lowest-scoring Super Bowl.
2018 New England Patriots season
The 2018 New England Patriots season: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady's 11-5 AFC East championship campaign ending with a 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII, the lowest-scoring Super Bowl, for a sixth title.
2018 NFL Draft
2018 NFL Draft, the 83rd NFL player selection meeting, held April 26-28, 2018 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; Cleveland Browns picked first overall, with 32 compensatory picks to 15 teams and a five-quarterback first round.
2018 NFL season
The 2018 NFL season, the league's 99th, ran September 6, 2018 to Super Bowl LIII, where the Patriots beat the Rams 13-3 in the lowest-scoring Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes won MVP amid record offensive output and a 5% ratings rebound.
2018 Philadelphia Eagles season
2018 Philadelphia Eagles season: defending Super Bowl LII champions, NFL team, finished 9-7, won Wild Card 16-15 at Bears on double doink, lost divisional round 20-14 to Saints.
2018 Pro Bowl
2018 Pro Bowl: NFL all-star game of January 28, 2018 at Camping World Stadium, Orlando; AFC vs NFC format restored; Tomlin and Payton coached; Brees top vote-getter; attendance 51,019.
2018–19 NFL playoffs
2018–19 NFL playoffs: postseason of the 2018 NFL season, ending with the Patriots beating the Rams 13–3 in Super Bowl LIII; marked by the Saints–Rams pass interference no-call and a resulting replay rule change.
2019 Kansas City Chiefs season
2019 Kansas City Chiefs season: Andy Reid's 12-4 AFC West champions who won Super Bowl LIV 31-20 over San Francisco, the franchise's second title and first since 1969, with Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes.
2019 New England Patriots season
2019 New England Patriots season: Tom Brady's final year with the Patriots; 12-4, AFC East champions, NFL's top-ranked defense (14.1 points per game), lost 20-13 to Tennessee in the Wild Card round.
2019 NFL Draft
2019 NFL Draft, 84th annual NFL player selection, held April 25-27, 2019 in Nashville; Kyler Murray went first overall to Arizona, 254 players were picked, and record 600,000-plus fans attended.
2019 NFL season
2019 NFL season: the league's 100th season, opened Sept 5 with Packers-Bears; Ravens went 14-2; Chiefs beat 49ers in Super Bowl LIV; pass interference replay tried for one year only.
2019 Pro Bowl
2019 Pro Bowl: NFL all-star game for the 2018 season, January 27, 2019, Camping World Stadium, Orlando; AFC beat NFC 26-7 before 51,192; Mahomes and Brees started; Chargers led selections with seven.
2019 San Francisco 49ers season
The 2019 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 13-3 NFL season, in which they won the NFC West and lost Super Bowl LIV to the Kansas City Chiefs.
2019–20 NFL playoffs
2019–20 NFL playoffs: 12-team postseason ending with Kansas City Chiefs beating San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV, Miami, Feb 2, 2020; Mahomes rally, Reid's first title, Chiefs' first in 50 years; final 12-team format before 2020 expansion.
2020 Kansas City Chiefs season
2020 Kansas City Chiefs season: NFL team's 51st season under Andy Reid; finished 14-2, first in AFC West, a franchise-best win total; Mahomes threw for 4,740 yards; lost Super Bowl LV 31-9 to Tampa Bay.
2020 New England Patriots season
The 2020 New England Patriots season was the team's 61st NFL season, a 7-9 finish without Tom Brady that missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
2020 NFL Draft
The 2020 NFL Draft (85th annual NFL draft), held virtually April 23-25, 2020 due to COVID-19; Joe Burrow first overall; 255 picks, record 8.4M average viewers, Draft-A-Thon raised $6.6 million for relief.
2020 NFL season
The 2020 NFL season, the league's 101st, was played during COVID-19 with limited fans, record scoring (12,692 points), expanded playoffs, and Tampa Bay beating Kansas City 31-9 in Super Bowl LV.
2020 Pro Bowl
2020 Pro Bowl: NFL all-star game for the 2019 season, played January 26, 2020 at Camping World Stadium, Orlando; AFC beat NFC 38-33 before 54,024 fans; Lamar Jackson led 12 Ravens picks; last Orlando edition before the 2021 game was canceled for COVID-19.
2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season: NFL season in which Tom Brady signed, the team went 11-5, and won Super Bowl LV 31-9 over Kansas City at Raymond James Stadium, its second Lombardi Trophy.
2020–21 NFL playoffs
2020–21 NFL playoffs: first 14-team NFL postseason (seven per conference, only No. 1 seeds on bye), played under COVID-19 limits; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 11-5 wild card with Tom Brady, beat Green Bay 31-26 and won Super Bowl LV over Kansas City on Feb 7, 2021.